NTA History 2

Question 1

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British political dominance in India. Who led the British East India Company forces in this battle?

Accepted Answer

Robert Clive

Answer

Robert Clive led the British East India Company forces against Siraj ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, securing British supremacy in Bengal.

Question 2

The Indian Rebellion of 1857, often called the First War of Indian Independence, began as a mutiny among which group?

Accepted Answer

Indian sepoys (soldiers) in the Bengal Army

Answer

The 1857 Rebellion began when Indian sepoys (soldiers) in the Bengal Army mutinied at Meerut, triggered in part by the introduction of the Enfield rifle cartridges greased with animal fat.

Question 3

Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885?

Accepted Answer

Allan Octavian Hume

Answer

Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress in 1885, which later became the primary organization leading the independence movement.

Question 4

Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 in response to which British action?

Accepted Answer

Rowlatt Act (1919) and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919)

Answer

Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 primarily in response to the repressive Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 1919.

Question 5

The Salt March (Dandi March) of 1930 was a key event in India's independence struggle. How far did Mahatma Gandhi march to reach the sea?

Accepted Answer

241 miles (388 km)

Answer

Gandhi led the 241-mile (388 km) Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi in Gujarat to protest the British salt monopoly.

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NTA History 2